Larry J. Blake

Larry J. Blake was born in the Bay Ridge section of Brooklyn, New York on April 24, 1914. At the age of 18, his talent at impersonations and dialects grew into a vaudeville act. Blake eventually became a headliner, playing the Orpheum circuit, as well as the Roxy Theatre and the Rainbow Room in Rockefeller Center. In 1936, he signed to a contract with Universal studios, and his first job was in the serial Secret Agent X-9 (1937). Right after that, he was chosen for a featured role in James Whale's The Road Back (1937), a sequel to All Quiet on the Western Front (1930). He appeared in other films for Universal including a string of 1938 films, Trouble at Midnight (1937), Air Devils (1938), Nurse from Brooklyn (1938), and The Jury's Secret (1938). With the outbreak of WWII, Blake joined the U.S. Navy serving in both the Atlantic and Pacific. He was mustered out and treated at a Naval hospital for his alcoholism. A Catholic priest helped Blake join Alcoholics Anonymous, and in 1946 he help start the first A.A. group for members of the motion picture industry. Blake returned to acting in 1946, working steadily in supporting and bit parts throughout the 1950s. He is best known for his roles in Sunset Blvd. (1950) and High Noon (1952). In Sunset Boulevard he played the first finance man who comes to repossess William Holden's car. In High Noon, Blake played Gillis, the owner of the saloon who is punched by Gary Cooper. As television's popularity began, Blake found plenty of work from westerns, crime dramas to comedies. He was a regular in The Pride of the Family (1953) television series, as well as the recurring part of the friendly jailer in Yancy Derringer (1958). His last role was as the museum security guard in Time After Time (1979), when he was forced to retire due to emphysema. Until his death in 1982, Blake continued helping others in the A.A. program. (IMDB)

Known For	Acting
Most Rating	1.386
Birthday	1914-04-24
Place of Birth	Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As	Larry Blake, Joseph Vieira,

The Stone Killer

Call Northside 777

Bonnie's Kids

Holiday Affair

Flamingo Road

Creature with the Atom Brain

Dial Red O

While the City Sleeps

Iron Man

Band of Angels

Backlash

The Trap

The Hunted

Beginning of the End

Earth vs. the Flying Saucers

Demon Seed

Second Chance

The Man Is Armed

Teen-Age Crime Wave

Stop, You're Killing Me

I Died a Thousand Times

Escape from San Quentin

Elmer Gantry

Diamonds Are Forever

Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison

In Old Amarillo

Destination Big House

The Blue Gardenia

The Twinkle In God's Eye

The Blonde Bandit

Portrait of a Mobster

Time After Time

Sex and the Single Girl

Who Was That Lady?

Search for the Gods

Young Fugitives

Air Devils

City of Fear

Never Wave at a WAC

One Too Many

The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band

The Nurse from Brooklyn

Outcasts of the City

Man of a Thousand Faces

They Made Her a Spy

Two Thoroughbreds

Smash-Up: The Story of a Woman

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

Inside Detroit

Where Were You When the Lights Went Out?

Trouble at Midnight

High Noon

Angel Face

The Werewolf

General Electric Theater: Into the Night

Sunset Boulevard

The Boys from Syracuse

The Undercover Woman

That Darn Cat!

Strange Journey

The Strongest Man in the World

Remains to Be Seen

Sudden Money

Herbie Rides Again

Cruisin' Down the River

Secret Agent X-9

The Jury's Secret

State Police

Magnificent Doll

So You Want to Know Your Relatives

Hang 'em High

Rhubarb

You Can't Run Away from It

The Lucky Stiff

Maisie Goes to Reno

French Leave

The Road Back

The Swinger

The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton